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 * (iii) such fatigue duties as may be prescribed in the police general orders;
 * (iv) temporary deprivation of specified privileges;
 * (v) forfeiture of good conduct allowance.

(3) Any non-commissioned officer or constable may appeal against any punishment inflicted under this section to the Commissioner within thirty days from the promulgation of the punishment in routine orders. In every case where an appeal has been lodged the sentence shall be suspended pending the determination of the appeal.

(4) If it shall appear to the commanding officer enquiring into any such offence that the offence is of such an aggravated character as to require a more severe punishment than that specified in sub-sections (1) and (2) of this section, the person accused may be charged before a magistrate and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(5) Any non-commissioned officer or constable convicted before a magistrate under this section may, as a result of such conviction, be reduced in rank or dismissed from the police force by a commanding officer.

32. (1) The Commissioner may punish any inspector for any of the offences specified in sub-section (1) of section 31 by reprimand, severe reprimand, with or without deferment or stoppage of increment or forfeiture of not more than one month’s pay.

(2) Any such inspector aggrieved by such punishment may within thirty days from the promulgation of the punishment in headquarter orders appeal to the Governor.

(3) If it shall appear to the Commissioner that the offence is of such an aggravated character as to require more severe punishment than that specified in sub-section (1) of this section the inspector accused may be charged before a magistrate and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.